Typos that hurt as we laugh OR "Don't you guys proofread?"

EMSVOLUNTEER
on 02/17/2012 07:17:21 said:""...tubal libations..." I get a kick out of the Freeman's typos. Don't you guys proofread?"

Dear EMSVOLUNTEER:
That would be a knee-slapper if it weren't my publication. "Prosecco with your sterilization, M'am?"
To answer your question, we do urge reporters and editors to work with
care. But the truth is the volume of work we are trying to manage on two
major delivery platforms -- print and digital -- with a smaller staff
than we had when we only delivered a print edition
has meant more errors of this sort.
Makes my teeth curl when I see them.
I have corrected the error online and appended the following:

Editor's
note: This story was modified 08:49 AM 02-17-12 to correct a
typographical error kindly brought to our attention by a reader.